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Thursday 9 January 1997 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā

Guruvāra. Amāvasyā began at 10:4610:46 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:267:26 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:216:21 AM

Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:267:26 AM

Amāvasyā gives way to Pratipadā.

Noon

11:4111:41 AM

The Sun 43° above S. Day length 10 h 39 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:4111:41 AM
At noon, 11:4111:41 AM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 2° ahead of it, in Uttarāṣāḍhā, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 2° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:354:35 AM–05:285:28 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:015:01 AM–06:216:21 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2011:20 AM–12:0212:02 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:281:28 PM–14:102:10 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:015:01 PM–17:275:27 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:015:01 PM–18:216:21 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla25:241:24+1 AM–26:492:49+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:216:21 AM–07:417:41 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:019:01 AM–10:2110:21 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:559:55 AM–10:3710:37 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:011:01 PM–14:212:21 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:102:10 PM–14:532:53 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya16:564:56 PM–18:206:20 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

Choghaḍiyā चौघड़िया

sunrise to sunrise

The day and the night, each in eight parts, named by the weekday. Amṛta, Śubha and Lābha are good to begin things in; Cara is neutral; Udvega, Kāla and Roga are avoided.

Day sunrise to sunset

Śubha06:216:21 AM–07:417:41 AMgood
Roga07:417:41 AM–09:019:01 AMavoid
Udvega09:019:01 AM–10:2110:21 AMavoid
Cara10:2110:21 AM–11:4111:41 AMneutral
Lābha11:4111:41 AM–13:011:01 PMgood
Amṛta13:011:01 PM–14:212:21 PMgood
Kāla14:212:21 PM–15:413:41 PMavoid
Śubha15:413:41 PM–17:015:01 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:015:01 PM–18:416:41 PMgood
Cara18:416:41 PM–20:218:21 PMneutral
Roga20:218:21 PM–22:0110:01 PMavoid
Kāla22:0110:01 PM–23:4111:41 PMavoid
Lābha23:4111:41 PM–25:211:21+1 AMgood
Udvega25:211:21+1 AM–27:013:01+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:013:01+1 AM–28:414:41+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:414:41+1 AM–30:216:21+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:216:21 AM to 30:216:21+1 AM

06:216:21 AM sunrise17:015:01 PM sunsetsunrise 30:216:21+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Amāvasyāuntil 07:267:26 AM
Pratipadāuntil 27:533:53+1 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrvāṣāḍhāuntil 09:529:52 AM
Uttarāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 12:0012:00 PM
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Nāgauntil 07:267:26 AM
Kiṃstughnauntil 17:405:40 PM
Bavauntil 27:533:53+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2011:20 AM–12:0212:02 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:011:01 PM–14:212:21 PM
Pradoṣa 17:015:01 PM–18:486:48 PM
Niśītha 23:1711:17 PM–24:0512:05+1 AM

Times after midnight keep counting: 27:31 is 03:31 tomorrow, and still today.A time marked +1 is after midnight: tomorrow by the calendar, and still today.

  1. SunriseAmāvasyā holds. Guruvāra begins.
  2. PratipadāTithi: Amāvasyā ends.
  3. KiṃstughnaKaraṇa: Nāga ends.
  4. UttarāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Pūrvāṣāḍhā ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:0212:02 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  7. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:212:21 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  8. SunsetDay length 10 h 39 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 18:486:48 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:0512:05+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  13. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  14. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Amāvasyā07:267:26 AMPratipadā
NakṣatraPūrvāṣāḍhā09:529:52 AMUttarāṣāḍhā
YogaVyāghāta12:0012:00 PMHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaNāga07:267:26 AMKiṃstughna
VāraGuruvāra30:21 06:216:21 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 861 992
Day length
10 h 39 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
none
Moonset
17:285:28 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:354:35 AM06:216:21 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:354:35 AM05:285:28 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:015:01 AM06:216:21 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:216:21 AM08:298:29 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:216:21 AM07:417:41 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:298:29 AM10:3710:37 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:019:01 AM10:2110:21 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:559:55 AM10:3710:37 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1711:17 AM12:0512:05 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2011:20 AM12:0212:02 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4512:45 PM14:532:53 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:011:01 PM14:212:21 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:281:28 PM14:102:10 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:102:10 PM14:532:53 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:532:53 PM17:015:01 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra16:564:56 PM18:206:20 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:015:01 PM18:486:48 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:015:01 PM17:275:27 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:015:01 PM18:216:21 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:1711:17 PM24:0512:05+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra25:241:24+1 AM26:492:49+1 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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